My little group of four (two eighth graders, two sixth graders) just completed their finalists’ interview with the judges for their entry in the Cyberspace Pursuits competition; I think we’re in luck, and they were prepared for the kinds of questions that were asked.<\/p>\n
All technical.\u00c2\u00a0 Like, “what’s the most important thing to remember in building a web page?”\u00c2\u00a0 W.P. knew the answer: “remember to close your tags.”<\/p>\n
I know I don’t have the patience to be a real teacher, but the feeling I get from these youngsters mastering something that most adults can’t do is extremely gratifying.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve learned a few things myself through this experience, like you can’t judge immediately who’s soaking it up and who isn’t.\u00c2\u00a0 The quietest kids may well have absorbed the material better than anyone else.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow morning — the awards ceremony — seems like a hundred years away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My little group of four (two eighth graders, two sixth graders) just completed their finalists’ interview with the judges for their entry in the Cyberspace Pursuits competition; I think we’re in luck, and they were prepared for the kinds of … Continue reading